Organized crime News

Sydney -
Corporate greed, lack of ethics and crime are destroying societies and economies. The Great Recession totally trashed the American middle class, formerly the most prosperous social group in history. There’s now a call for “ethics”...?

London -
After much controversy, endless witness statements, and eternal bleatings in Parliament, nothing much has happened in the Dolphin Square case in which three children are alleged to have been murdered, and dozens raped.

Sydney -
Journalism comes with risks new and old. The new risks are increasing intersections with dangers which didn’t exist in the past. Surveillance, hostage taking, murder, and criminal gangs are all part of the new, nasty, mix.

Bologna -
Law enforcement authorities in Italy have made over 160 arrests after warrants were issued for the apprehension of individuals allegedly associated with the 'Ndrangheta, organized crime syndicate in southern Italy.

Apatzingan -
A combined force of Mexican security forces, army and federal police, Tuesday, launched a major operation in the Mexican state of Michoacan aimed at ending violent clashes between armed vigilantes and members of the Knights Templar drug cartel.

Tijuana -
Organized crime groups from China, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand are quietly moving drugs, exotic animals and other contraband across the U.S. Mexico border.
But their main products are human beings forced into prostitution.

Saltillo -
The Mexican newspaper Zócalo will stop publishing news about organized crime because of lack of "security guarantees" to exercise their journalistic work. Recent threats and killings of journalists are affecting the ability of media to report on crime.

Sydney -
The New York Times has published an article which alleges that Wal Mart top management suppressed action on massive bribery in the expansion of Wal Mart de Mexico. Given corporate America’s relentless law breaking, this story tells a tale- and more.

The recent Drama Queen Shootout at the Less Than OK Corral in Washington could not be described as any form of democracy. The public’s best interests weren’t mentioned. At best, a vague reference to “the economy” was about as close as it got.

According to a Europol report issued Wednesday, the Internet and mobile technologies have become the most prevalent tools for organized crime. The report says they are used for drug and human trafficking, as well as money laundering and cybercrime.

Acapulco -
An evening of deadly attacks in Acapulco, Mexico resulted in at least 15 people being killed on Saturday. With the increase of violence Americans are being asked to bypass the resort as a vacation spot.

New York -
Authorities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested more than 120 suspected members of the Mafia in what is considered the largest single-day operation against organized crime in history.

The Centre for Strategic and International Studies conducted a survey for McAfee of computer security experts in 14 countries. The world is at war on the net, with China and the US seen as the most aggressive countries.

Police are targeting organized crime in the northern B.C. city of Prince George. They say they have seized an arsenal of weapons including assault rifles, explosive and altered hand guns and marijuana.

Bob Delaney has lived not one but two enviable and intimidating lives. In his first career, Delaney was a New Jersey State Trooper who went undercover for three years to infiltrate the Mob in the Garden State. Then he became a respected NBA referee.

The chief of an Alabama organized crime unit, Sgt. Faron White, is being listed as "missing/endangered" following evidence of a struggle in his office. He was last seen working late on Friday, January 2. His family reported him missing early Saturday.

Those wonderful people in organized crime have come up with another misery. There’s a money laundering scam involving online job search sites. If you have a resume posted, you can find yourself doing a crime worth ten years in any reputable jail.

Organized crime, otherwise known as organized human misery, is trafficking kids to work in “cannabis factories” in Britain. The famous hippie drug is now just another mucking middle class trade, to borrow a quote.

The days of viruses and spam are over. Welcome to the terrifying world of identity theft and phishing scams, run by organized criminals who prey on uneducated PC users. In an exclusive interview, a government insider says antivirus software is useless.